Carroll Avenue station

This article is about the station in Michigan City, Indiana. For the station in San Francisco, see Carroll station.

Carroll Avenue is a railway station in Michigan City, Indiana, serving the South Shore Line commuter rail line. For reasons of road access and parking, it, rather than the 11th Street station (also located in Michigan City but, prior to 2023, was in the middle of a public street), is the city's primary commuter station for South Shore Line service.

Carroll Ave.
Carroll Avenue in April 2016. The freight house and yard are visible at left.
General information
Location	503 North Carroll Avenue Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Coordinates	41°42′48″N 86°52′4″W
Owned by	NICTD
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Michigan City Transit
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	8
History
Electrified	Yes (1500 V DC)
Passengers
2019	172 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station NICTD Following station 11th Street toward Millennium Station South Shore Line Hudson Lake toward South Bend Airport
Former services Preceding station NICTD Following station 11th Street toward Millennium Station South Shore Line LaLumiere Closed 1994 toward South Bend Airport
Track layout Legend west to Millennium Carroll Ave. east to South Bend Airport
Location

Although Carroll Avenue is not the eastern terminus of the South Shore Line, most trains terminate or start at this station. The coach yard is located here, as well as NICTD's headquarters.

In June 2009, NICTD officials announced their intention to close this station, on an unspecified future date, as part of their plan to revamp the street-running section of the line on 10th and 11th streets within Michigan City.^[2] The new alignment was completed in May 2024, however, the station remains open.^[3]

Bus connections

Michigan City Transit

• Route 3

References

1. "2020 State of the System Report" (PDF). Metra. November 2020. p. SSL-4.
2. http://thenewsdispatch.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=23725%5B‍%5D
3. Pfundstein, Heather` (June 14, 2023). "Double-Track Project Nearing Completion in Michigan City". Northwest Indiana Business Magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

External links

• Media related to Carroll Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons
• South Shore Line - Stations
• Station from Roeske Avenue from Google Maps Street View

41°42′48″N 86°52′4″W